Ecology of Community
Claremont School of Theology 1325 N College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesEcology of Community: Process, Identity, and Transformation October 23-25, 2015 Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 Claremont, CA Building upon the 10th International Whitehead Conference, this Fall conference will explore the foundations for conceiving and building a global ecological civilization. Presentations and discussions will focus particularly on the role of communities: How are ecology and…
Whitehead International Film Festival
Claremont School of Theology 1325 N College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesThe Whitehead International Film Festival is based on Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy – a worldview that focuses on the radically interdependent nature of all that exists. Given this interdependence, we are each responsible for contributing as much as we can toward the common good. Intercultural appreciation and understanding is a component of the common…
For Our Common Home: Authors in Dialogue over Laudato Si’
Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 1325 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesPresenters are contributors to For Our Common Home: Process-Relational Responses to Laudato Si’ (Process Century Press, 2015). Topics include Commentary on and Reception of the Encyclical, Elements of an Integral Ecology, Multi-Faith and Multi-Cultural Responses, What Now?, and The Call Forward. Tickets are $29 per person and can be purchsed here: Speakers Friday, April 1, 2016…
Economics Toward an Ecological Civilization-2
Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 1325 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesArguably, economics stands at the very center of the complex web of the current climate crisis. Many options exist for interrupting the exhaustive downward ecological spiral caused by global consumer demand and patterns of consumption. EcoCiv research begins with existing schools such as ecological economics and degrowth, seeking to resolve areas of disagreement and formulate overlap…
10th International Forum on Ecological Civilization
Pitzer College Claremont, CA, United StatesIt is no secret that our planet is in crisis. When China marches toward modernization, it is facing many disturbing problems like the West did. Finding an alternative to the current form of modernization has become an urgent issue. How to create an ecological civilization? What are the political, social and economic implications of ecological…
Climate Conflict, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisis
Climate Conflict, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisis Presented by Amol Navangul In collaboration with the International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), The Community Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), and The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) Session Description: Climate change and security or…
The Gospel in the Ecological Crisis
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York 3041 Broadway , New York, NY, United StatesA Training for Christian Clergy Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York 3041 Broadway New York, NY 10027 June 6-10, 2016 From the California drought to Missouri floods to changing growing seasons across America, climate change is already affecting our country and world. The deeper ecological crisis known to front-line communities for decades…
Business and Management Toward an Ecological Civilization
Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 1325 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesHow will businesses and their management structures need to be designed in order that their sector can lead the way Toward Ecological Civilization? The transformation to a sustainable society will not be accomplished by NGOs and non-profit organizations alone. Nor will government policies by themselves suffice, given the strong influence of the private sector on…
Alternative Futures: Pathways Toward Ecological Civilization
Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 1325 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesThis interactive conference seeks to explore and inspire new "social imaginaries" through case studies that represent real alternatives in humanity's movement toward positive futures. In recent years, a new sub-genre of speculative fiction, called climate fiction (cli-fi), has captivated the public’s imagination, providing apocalyptic and dystopian stories about a future wrecked by climate change. Whether…
Toward Ecological Civilization panel at AAR Annual Meeting in San Antonio
Alamo B (2nd Level) Marriott Riverwalk 889 East Market Street, San Antonio, TX, United StatesWe take seriously former AAR President Laurie Zoloth’s call for the association to seriously consider its activities and professional development. In a dialogue facilitated by EcoCiv President Philip Clayton, this event will explore the roles of professional academic organizations and scholars of religion in analyzing what the minimal conditions for a sustainable mode of civilized…